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Gary Basaraba
Born: 16th Mar 1959 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Dept: Acting
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Gary Basaraba (born March 16, 1959) is a Canadian actor best known for playing American police officers. He appeared as Sergeant Richard Santoro on Steven Bochco's Brooklyn South and Officer Ray Heckler on Boomtown.
According to the DVD commentary for the first season of the police drama Boomtown, he did most of his driving stunts in the series and he made sure he accurately portrayed police procedures.
Basaraba played Heywood Broun, one of the greatest American journalists of the 20th Century, in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle in 1994. He played Sheriff Grady Kilgore in Fried Green Tomatoes. He also played Saint Andrew in The Last Temptation of Christ, and had a role in Sweet Dreams.
Basaraba played Homer Zuckerman in the remake of Charlotte's Web. Basaraba also portrayed the father, Jack Grainger, in One Magic Christmas, opposite Mary Steenburgen. Since 2007, he has appeared in the Canadian television series Mixed Blessings.
Basaraba has also made three appearances in the Law & Order franchise, as a bartender in the original series titled "Point of View", as a corrections officer in the Law and Order episode "The Brotherhood" in 2004 and in the fifth season of SVU.
It has been announced that Basaraba will be the voice of Hefty Smurf in the live-action/CG family film The Smurfs.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 85
Film: 43 (51%)
Television: 42 (49%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Animation, Romance, Documentary, War & Politics, Adventure, Horror, War, Music
Filmography
2023
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mys ... view
Character:
Detective Burns
2023
The story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent, who quits his job in order to devote his life to rescuing children from global sex traffickers ... view
Character:
Earl Buchanan
Jan 2023 (first aired)
Paul T. Goldman's world is turned upside down when he finds out that his wife has been living a secret double life. His efforts to uncover the truth t ... view
Character:
Royce Auditioner (1 ep.)
2019
Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank ... view
Character:
Frank 'Fitz' Fitzsimmons
Feb 2019 (first aired)
The Doom Patrol’s members each suffered horrible accidents that gave them superhuman abilities — but also left them scarred and disfigured. Trauma ... view
Character:
Big D (1 ep.)
2018
Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzl ... view
Character:
Vince
2018
Lexington, Kentucky, 2004. Four young men attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in the history of the United States. ... view
Character:
Warren Lipka Senior
2017
In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordina ... view
Character:
Uncle Mitch
Mar 2017 (first aired)
The State's Attorney's dedicated team of prosecutors and investigators navigates heated city politics and controversy head-on, while fearlessly pursui ... view
Character:
William O'Boyle (1 ep.)
2016
As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise. ... view
Character:
Don
2016
1963. Two days after the death of JFK. Strapped for cash, burlesque dancer Karen “Little Lynn” Carlin places a fateful phone call to her boss, Jac ... view
Character:
Jack Ruby
Sep 2014 (first aired)
A drama about the local field office that investigates criminal cases affecting military personnel in The Big Easy, a city known for its music, entert ... view
Character:
Steven Bellamy (1 ep.)
Sep 2014 (first aired)
Doctor Henry Morgan, New York City’s star medical examiner, has a secret. He doesn't just study the dead to solve criminal cases, he does it to solv ... view
Character:
Norman Sontag (1 ep.)
Sep 2014 (first aired)
After years away from the CIA, Elizabeth McCord is pulled back into the political arena. The newly appointed Secretary of State is tough, fair, and sm ... view
Character:
Tom Ryan (1 ep.)
Jun 2014 (first aired)
When 2% of the world's population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles to understand just what they're supposed to do about it ... view
Character:
Neil (1 ep.)
2013
When Brainy Smurf is favored to win the annual Smurfberry Hunt for the ninth year in a row, Gutsy Smurf sets out to discover how Brainy wins every yea ... view
Character:
Hefty Smurf (voice)
2013
The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful ... view
Character:
Hefty Smurf (voice)
2012
Set in Charlotte, N.C., the story opens with everyone desperate to solve the latest crisis: a serial killer is specializing in out-of-town businessmen ... view
Character:
Seth
2011
When Grouchy Smurf behaves badly to everyone and refuses to celebrate Christmas, the Smurfs of Christmas Past, Present and Future teach him to appreci ... view
Character:
Hefty (voice)
Sep 2011 (first aired)
John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York Ci ... view
Character:
Stu Sommers (1 ep.)
Sep 2011 (first aired)
Former Syracuse, New York, police detective Carrie Wells has hyperthymesia, a rare medical condition that gives her the ability to visually remember e ... view
Character:
Lt. Willard (1 ep.)
2011
When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smack d ... view
Character:
Hefty Smurf (voice)
Sep 2010 (first aired)
A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and hea ... view
Character:
Jimmy Burke (1 ep.)
Mar 2010 (first aired)
A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentuck ... view
Character:
Kemp (1 ep.)
2009
Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatche ... view
Character:
Jerry Pollard, motorman
Mar 2009 (first aired)
After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New Yo ... view
Character:
Ralph Carbone (1 ep.)
Sep 2008 (first aired)
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes ... view
Character:
Stephen Hannigan (1 ep.)
2008
In 2000, the election of the U.S. Presidential boiled down to a few precious votes in the state of Florida — and a recount that would add "hanging c ... view
Character:
Clay Roberts
Nov 2007 (first aired)
A widowed Ukrainian plumber and a widowed Cree waitress fall madly in love resulting in a riotous fireworks display of conflicts with friends and fami ... view
Character:
Hank (26 ep.)
Jul 2007 (first aired)
Set in 1960-1970 New York, this sexy, stylized and provocative drama follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue a ... view
Character:
Herb Rennet (3 ep.)
2006
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Ch ... view
Character:
Homer Zuckerman
2006
When Jesse Stone looks into the murder of a teen-age girl whose body is found floating in a local lake, it brings him up against the Boston mob and in ... view
Character:
Norman Shaw
Sep 2005 (first aired)
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavior ... view
Character:
James Odenkirk (1 ep.)
Sep 2005 (first aired)
Chris is a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused ... view
Character:
Art Wuliger (1 ep.)
Sep 2005 (first aired)
Close to Home is an American crime drama television series co-produced by Warner Bros. Television and Jerry Bruckheimer Television for CBS. ... view
Character:
Randy Stevens (1 ep.)
Sep 2005 (first aired)
Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when t ... view
Character:
Bob Gordon (1 ep.)
Mar 2005 (first aired)
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. ... view
Character:
Micah (1 ep.)
Jan 2005 (first aired)
Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his ... view
Character:
Joe Thibodeaux (1 ep.)
Sep 2003 (first aired)
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush ... view
Character:
Vinnie Buonaforte / Brown (1 ep.)
Sep 2003 (first aired)
Ed Deline is a strict ex-CIA officer who went from being Head of Security to becoming President of Operations of the Montecito, whose job is to run th ... view
Character:
Ned Oshinski (1 ep.)
Jul 2003 (first aired)
Hotshot plastic surgeons Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy experience full-blown midlife crises as they confront career, family and romance pro ... view
Character:
Arthur (1 ep.)
Sep 2002 (first aired)
Each episode of this series, set in contemporary Los Angeles, examines one crime from many different viewpoints - uniformed cops, detectives, witnesse ... view
Character:
Police Department Police Officer III Ray Hechler (24 ep.)
Sep 2002 (first aired)
After the death of his wife, world-class neurosurgeon Dr. Andrew Brown leaves Manhattan and moves his family to the small town of Everwood, Colorado. ... view
Character:
Mr. Curtis (1 ep.)
2002
Dooley and his K-9 partner Jerry Lee are ready to retire from the police force. But before he can retire with his pension he must work as a P.I. to fi ... view
Character:
Pete Timmons
2002
A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling. ... view
Character:
Detective Mirojnick
2002
A medical examiner investigates his friend's mysterious death in a car accident. ... view
Character:
2002
Quiet and unassuming church organist Jenny Moran is depressed with her marriage to working-class Matt and leaves him. Jenny begins an affair with the ... view
Character:
Matt Moran
Oct 2000 (first aired)
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and findin ... view
Character:
Mr. Sullivan (1 ep.)
Sep 1999 (first aired)
The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers, firemen, and paramedics, all working the same fictional 55 ... view
Character:
Joe (1 ep.)
Sep 1999 (first aired)
Family attorney and mom, Lynn Holt, has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together, since her husband left her and took most of thei ... view
Character:
Maury French (1 ep.)
Sep 1999 (first aired)
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate ... view
Character:
George Burton (1 ep.)
William O'Boyle (1 ep.)
Sep 1999 (first aired)
Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Bren ... view
Character:
Brian Whitaker (3 ep.)
1999
In the sleepy town of Vine Creek, preacher and volunteer fireman Joe Cass wakes up to realize his family and community are at a breaking point. Joe de ... view
Character:
Ernie Blevins
1998
An original documentary exploring one of America's most beloved films. Take a journey with director Jon Avnet, actresses Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, M ... view
Character:
Self
Sep 1998 (first aired)
Sammo Law spins, kicks, and chops his way through crime as a one-man police force in Los Angeles. He's a tough law enforcer who comes to the U.S. in s ... view
Character:
Tom McNiece (1 ep.)
1997
A man plans a perfect murder to get a lung transplant for his dying wife. ... view
Character:
John
1997
A charismatic basketball star (Holt McCallany) is accused of rape. A lawyer (Ken Olin) in need of a big win is brought in to get the star off. The law ... view
Character:
Sep 1997 (first aired)
An American ensemble police drama series following the life of police officers from the 74th Precinct in southern Brooklyn, New York City. ... view
Character:
Richard Santoro (22 ep.)
1997
Three escaped convicts take a group of deaf students hostage. ... view
Character:
Shephard Wilcox
1997
Rose Earl is proud as a peacock when Bobby, her eldest, whom she raised, like his kid brother Michael, to become moral men an model citizens, is the f ... view
Character:
Jack Dietrick
Sep 1996 (first aired)
Gary Hobson thinks he may even be losing his mind when tomorrow's newspaper mysteriously arrives today giving him a disconcerting look into the future ... view
Character:
Sam Cooper (1 ep.)
1996
Bounced from her job, Erin Grant needs money if she's to have any chance of winning back custody of her child. But, eventually, she must confront the ... view
Character:
Alberto
Mar 1996 (first aired)
Swift Justice is an American detective drama television series created by Dick Wolf and Richard Albarino, broadcast for one season (13 episodes) on UP ... view
Character:
Malcolm Davis (1 ep.)
1995
Danny is a smart little girl. She lives at the track where her uncle is a horse trainer. She knows her uncle needs just one great horse to make his na ... view
Character:
Solly
Mar 1995 (first aired)
Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were of ... view
Character:
Ben Miller (1 ep.)
1994
The son of a Vietnam War Veteran must deal with neighborhood bullies as well as his dad's post-traumatic stress disorder while growing up in the deep ... view
Character:
Dodge
Sep 1994 (first aired)
New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New ... view
Character:
Tirelli (1 ep.)
1994
Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted w ... view
Character:
Heywood Broun
Sep 1993 (first aired)
Police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan. Each episode typically i ... view
Character:
Victor Carlin (2 ep.)
1993
A factory worker gets an ultimatum from her employer that she agree to be sterilized or be fired. ... view
Character:
Roy Wheeler
Jan 1993 (first aired)
An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit. ... view
Character:
Paul Garbarek (1 ep.)
1992
Based on a true story, one woman takes on the U.S. military and General Dynamics; maker of the F-16, thought to be the very best tactical fighter in t ... view
Character:
Bill Decker
1992
An Indian police officer is mixed up in murder and drug smuggling on the reservation. ... view
Character:
Larry
1991
Amidst her own personality crisis, a southern housewife meets an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two ... view
Character:
Grady Kilgore
1991
From the "In the Line of Duty" made-for-television movie series, Manhunt in the Dakotas is based on the true story of cop-killer/white supremacist Gor ... view
Character:
Leland Winters
Sep 1990 (first aired)
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someo ... view
Character:
Officer John Patrick Worley (1 ep.)
Kevin Reilly (1 ep.)
Jul 1990 (first aired)
After receiving a scholarship from the state, a recent Columbia University medical school graduate is required to set up his practice in an eccentric ... view
Character:
Willie (1 ep.)
1989
A criminal couple, hiding out on a remote property, become the unwitting victims of a blackmail plot by the most unlikely of conspirators. ... view
Character:
Barkeeper
1988
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas - ... view
Character:
Andrew, Apostle
1987
An uptight New York City tax lawyer gets his life turned upside down one day when he's asked to escort a feisty free-spirited ex-convict who asks him ... view
Character:
Shipping Clerk
1986
An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin. ... view
Character:
Joe Collins
1985
Ginny Grainger, a young mother, rediscovers the joy and beauty of Christmas, thanks to the unshakable faith of her six-year-old daughter Abbie and Gid ... view
Character:
Jack Grainger
1985
The story of Patsy Cline, the velvet-voiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame. ... view
Character:
Woodhouse
1985
A despondent Vietnam veteran in danger of losing his livelihood is pushed to the edge when he sees Vietnamese immigrants moving into the fishing indus ... view
Character:
Leon
Sep 1984 (first aired)
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership o ... view
Character:
Dr. Morris (2 ep.)